Archived Antiwar.com News from December 03, 2021

News

Updated December 3, 2021 - 8:50 PM EST

		Gantz: Israeli Attack on Iran Must Always Be an Option
		*Blinken Says US Not Optimistic About Iran Nuclear Deal Talks*
		*House Bill Would Expand Sanctions on Iran Over Drones*

US, UK, EU, Canada Slap New Sanctions on Belarus

Viewpoints

	Why China Behaves the Way It Does, and What to Do About It by Doug Bandow
	US Report on US-China Ties Hypes Threat From Beijing by Syrus Jin

	Countdown to World War III? by Michael Klare
	A Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Hype or Horror? by Ted Galen Carpenter
More Viewpoints

Calling for Repeal of the 2001 AUMF
by Edith Cook

Frontline

	Assange's Judge Is Longtime Friend of Minister Who Oversaw Arrest
	Activists Urge UN to Restore War Crimes Probe in Yemen
	Air Force Develops Improved In-Flight Urination Device
	Meta-Owned Facebook Removed 162 'Inauthentic' Accounts 'Linked to Hamas'
	Rubio Blocks Quick Votes on Stalemated Defense Bill

Afghanistan

	World Bank Backs Transferring $280 Million of Frozen Afghan Funds to Aid Agencies
	Taliban Reacts to UN Decision on Afghanistan
	Aid Official: Afghanistan's Crises Get 'Progressively Worse'

Asia

	South Korean Security Adviser Visits China as Seoul Pushes for Formal End to Korean War
	Myanmar Forces Purposely Killed Anti-Military Protesters: Human Rights Watch
	US-Listed Chinese Firms Must Disclose Ownership, Audits: SEC
	US, Japanese Forces Rehearse Defending Japan During Large-Scale Exercise
	Hun Sen, Cambodian Leader for 36 Years, Backs Son to Succeed Him

Egypt

	Egyptian Law Grants Syndicates Judicial Powers Over Artists
	Egypt Introduces New Indigenous Drones at Edex 2021

DR Congo

	Uganda Ups Deployment to DR Congo in Anti-Rebel Operation
	Two Journalists Wounded After DR Congo Police Open Fire on Protest

Africa

	Libya Court Reinstates Saif Al-Islam Gadhafi as Presidential Candidate
	Two Soldiers Killed in Islamist Militant Attack in Northern Benin, Army Says
	UN Chief Says Aid and Flights Resuming to Ethiopia's Tigray
	Burkina Faso Caught Between Terror and Protests for Change
	Tunisia's Saied Says He Will Change Anniversary of Revolution

Americas

	Colombia Ex-Rebels Grow Disillusioned With FARC Party Five Years After Peace
	Incoming Honduras President Signals U-Turn on Initiating China Ties

US Military

	US Military Explosives Vanish, Emerge in Civilian World
	Navy Unsure Why Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam's Water Smells Like Fuel and Has No Idea When It'll Be Fixed
	Navy Hasn't Approved Religious Exemptions for Sailors Seeking to Avoid Covid-19 Vaccine

Palestine/Israel

	Report: Israel Failed to Probe Shootings at Gaza Protests
	Israeli Forces Carry Out Raids in Masafer Yatta
	Palestinians Torch Car of Israeli Settlers Who Entered Ramallah 'By Accident'
	Israeli Authorities Rearrest Two Palestinian Prisoners Moments After Their Release
	Teen Settler Gets 20 Months for Stun Grenade Attack on West Bank Palestinian Homes
	House Cleaner Accused of Spying on Gantz Denies Espionage Was on Behalf of Iran
	After Outcry, Israel Scraps Shin Bet Phone Tracking of Omicron Carriers
	Palestinian Authority Struggles to Pay Public Employees

Iran

	Amid Iran Tensions, Gantz to Head to Washington to Meet With US Counterpart
	As Israel Bids to Nix Nuke Talks, Iran Says Delegates Not Taking Orders From Bennett
	Blinken Says Russia and US Have 'Shared Interest' in Preventing a Nuclear Iran

Syria

	Attack Kills 10 Oil Workers Near Deir Ezzor
	Sarmada in Pictures: the Town in Syria's Idlib Province Transformed by War

Middle East

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Eight Killed; 10 Bodies Found in Mass Grave
	Lebanese Businesses Pay Steep Price for Standoff With Saudis

Russia/Ukraine

	Kremlin Says Probability of New Conflict in East Ukraine Still High
	Russia Says Ukraine Goal to Retake Crimea 'Direct Threat'
	Ukraine and EU's Borrell Discuss Possible Economic Sanctions on Russia: Tweet
	Russia Says It Arrests Suspected Ukrainian Agents; Kyiv Says Allegations Trumped Up
	Russia Sends Missiles Near Pacific Islands Claimed by Japan